text_original: Maurice fled with his children, but was pursued and beheaded by order of the usurper, dying, it is said, with the words on his lips, " Just art Thou, O Lord God, and just are Thy judg  ments ". For seven years Constantinople suffered the brutalities and incompetence of Phocas, and the Empire seemed on the verge of destruction when deliverance came from an unexpected quarter.
text_transcription: MAURICE FLED WITH HIS CHILDREN BUT WAS PURSUED AND BEHEADED BY ORDER OF THE USURPER DYING IT IS SAID WITH THE WORDS ON HIS LIPS JUST ART THOU O LORD GOD AND JUST ARE THY JUDGMENTS FOR SEVEN YEARS FROM SIX O THREE TO SIX TEN CONSTANTINOPLE SUFFERED THE BRUTALITIES AND INCOMPETENCE OF PHOCIS AND THE EMPIRE SEEMED ON THE VERGE OF DESTRUCTION WHEN DELIVERANCE CAME FROM AN UNEXPECTED QUARTER
phonemes: mˈɔːɹɪs flˈɛd wɪð hɪz tʃˈɪldɹən, bˌʌt wʌz pɚsˈuːd ænd bᵻhˈɛdᵻd baɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə juːzˈɜːpɚ, dˈaɪɪŋ, ɪɾ ɪz sˈɛd, wɪððə wˈɜːdz ˌɔn hɪz lˈɪps, " dʒˈʌst ˈɑːɹt ðˈaʊ, ˈoʊ lˈɔːɹd ɡˈɑːd, ænd dʒˈʌst ɑːɹ ðˌaɪ dʒˈʌdʒ mˈɛnts ". fɔːɹ sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl sˈʌfɚd ðə bɹuːtˈælᵻɾiz ænd ɪŋkˈɑːmpɪtəns ʌv fˈoʊkəz, ænd ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ sˈiːmd ɔnðə vˈɜːdʒ ʌv dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən wɛn dᵻlˈɪvɚɹəns kˈeɪm fɹʌm ɐn ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻd kwˈɔːɹɾɚ.